PRIMARY MALIGNANT-MELANOMA OF THE ESOPHAG US

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is extremly rare. Less tha n 200 cases have been published worldwide up to now. We report a case of a 65-years old male suffering from dysphagia for four months. The e ndoscopy showed a polypoidal tumor of black colour in the distal part of the esophagus. The histological diagnosis of the initial biopsy spe cimen was melanoma. Partial esophagectomy and lymph node sampling were performed. The resected specimen showed a polypoid tumor with black p igmentation of 8 x 5 x 3 centimeter. Histopathology revealed a primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus stage pT2 pN1 MO and grading thre ee. The patient died 8 months after resection from general metastatic disease. Age, sex, symptoms, duration of symptoms and time of survival are similar as described in former cases.